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Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.

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This image is a NASA satellite map illustrating a severe drought in the Fertile Crescent region of Iraq and Syria.

Remote Sensing of Drought

This ARSET training provides an overview of drought classification and web-based tools for drought monitoring and visualization.
Training
July 12-19, 2017
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MODIS News

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The image above shows AVHRR vegetation index for May 11-20, 1998

The NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program

The business of data management has been transformed in the last decade—and not solely by computational progress.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
This false-color SeaWiFS image, acquired on October 6, 2002, shows a phytoplankton bloom off the California coast.

The Incredible Glowing Algae

Phytoplankton blooms occur in all the Earth’s oceans when nutrient and sunlight conditions are right.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Periodic flooding in the Mississippi Valley can affect residents as far north as Minnesota and as far south as Louisiana. In May 2001, the Mississippi River flooded this house south of Red Wing, Minnesota.

The Flood Hunters

A new long-term archive of satellite data will help hydrologists monitor floods, allow aid agencies to pinpoint flood-prone regions, and provide information for modeling Earth's complex hydrologic cycles.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
In 1990, slow-moving pahoehoe lava from Kilauea Volcano gradually spread through the community of Kalapana, burning homes and covering parks, roads, and gardens. (Image courtesy of USGS)

Sensing Remote Volcanoes

In October 2001, a volcano in the remote South Sandwich Islands began spewing ash and lava. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began, a research team nearly 9,000 miles away was estimating how much energy the volcano was producing.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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